abstractmuhammad asif mohseni, a shia religious authority and an afghan political activist, has recently published the second printing of his al-mu’jam al-ahadith al-mu’tabarah in 8 volumes. a new arrangement has been adopted regarding the jurisprudential and non-jurisprudential chapters of the book, which indicates the author’s stance toward the status of reason and science as well as the posi...

The purpose of this study is to describe the main research topics: 1). Community understanding ashura in Pasirhalang Village; 2). Theological analysis perspective Shia school Village. This a field research, with descriptive qualitative method, and Imamiyya theology as knife analysis. findings are first, various kinds cultural traditions commemorating asyuroan, namely: shura porridge tradition, ...

designating imam ali (pbuh) as the successor of the messenger of allah (pbuh) is a source of shia-sunni split. to prove it, however, shia provides arguments found in the holy qur’an, hadith (tradition), wisdom, and history. it is worth to consider works of literature on the issue as well, yet little research has been done in this respect. this issue has been dealt with in the present article. a...

shah ismail established a dynasty in iran on the premises of nationality and religion. to establish national unity in iran, he announced shia as the official religion. his goal was to strengthen iranian national bonds. the presence of uzbeks in the east and ottomans in the west made it necessary that iranian people reinforce their feeling of patriotism and love for they homeland. shah ismail be...

during the safavid rule, due to the close relationship between the government and the structure of religious institution, the economic life of many religious leaders was based on the bureaucratic salaries and aids granted by the government. however, after the fall of safavids and transfer of the shia scientific and juridico-religious centres (i.e. seminaries) from iran to the holy cities of ira...

AbstractThe objective of this study is to evaluate the suitability Shia and Sunni's respective justifications for companions. This uses a hermeneutic approach qualitative library research design. The findings support belief that companions can be any person, whether or not they are Muslims regardless their moral behavior. also holds who do name reject Ali as caliph have betrayed Prophet's wishe...